DAVIS,
Ca — Sutter Davis Hospital will be accepting its next round of applications for the
hospital’s Volunteer Doula Program starting February 15. The application will be open
until March 1 to interested applicants.

Doulas provide continuous physical, emotional and
informational support to mothers during the childbirth process. The hospital’s Doula
Program is a highly sought after opportunity with rigorous requirements. It is administered
by Birthing Center nurses who have many years of experience supporting women in labor.

Doulas
are a part of the Culture of Caring that is unique to SDH. Studies show that when
doulas are present at birth, women have shorter labors, fewer medical interventions,
fewer cesareans, healthier babies, and breastfeed longer. Recent evidence also suggests
that when a doula provides labor support, women are more satisfied with their experience
and the mother-infant interaction is enhanced long after the birth. Read more... about Sutter Davis Hospital Now Accepting Applications for Volunteer Doula Program

The Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic, located on the first floor
of 4050 Dublin Blvd., offers same-day medical attention for minor to moderate illnesses
after hours and on all holidays. The clinic is open from 1 to 8 p.m., Monday through
Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

Jackson,
Calif. – Sutter Amador Hospital has been named a Baby-Friendly hospital by Baby-Friendly
USA, meeting the highest international standards for providing optimal care for breastfeeding
mothers and their infants.

A Baby-Friendly designation is given to select hospitals
worldwide recognizing birth facilities that offer breastfeeding mothers the information,
confidence and skills needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their
babies.

Applications are due April 13, 2018, from eligible
students pursuing a medical education

Palo Alto, Calif. (Feb.
7, 2018) – The physicians at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) continue to help
meet future needs for new physicians by awarding scholarships annually to deserving
high school students who are committed to becoming physicians.

Since 1993, PAMF
physicians have funded and awarded more than 60 scholarships to outstanding local
high school students who attend a four-year college and plan to pursue careers as
doctors.

SACRAMENTO,
Calif. – A first-of-its-kind double-blinded, crossover study of children with autism
who were treated with their own cord blood showed the treatment to be safe and suggests
improvement in socialization.

Michael
Chez, M.D., of Sutter Neuroscience Institute.

The study, which was published
Feb. 6 in the medical journal Stem Cells Translational Medicine,
involved 30 children and was conducted by Michael Chez, M.D., the primary investigator
who designed the study that was carried out through the Sutter Neuroscience Institute
of Sacramento and the Sutter Institute for Medical Research, with research grant funding
by Cord Blood Registry® (CBR®). It was the first randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled
trial performed in the United States to assess the feasibility of treating autistic
children by using their own newborn cord blood harvested from their banked umbilical
cord. The study can be viewed here.

Latest
in a series of efforts to help patients receive “Whole Health Services”

Modesto, Calif. – Memorial
Medical Center, part of Sutter Health, has implemented an Emergency Department Navigator
Program to help with efforts to ensure area patients are receiving health care in
the right place at the right time.

Novato
Community Hospital has been on a crusade to optimize orthopedic care in Marin County.

Novato
— Jan. 22, 2018 — Over the past 2 years Novato Community Hospital (NCH)
has invested significant resources and energy into building a best-in-class program
for total hip and total knee replacement surgery. Today NCH announced that its program
earned the Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee
Replacement – the highest certification offered by the nationally recognized accrediting
body.

Investment
will help enhance and expand research efforts

PALO
ALTO, Calif.—Sutter Health’s Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute
has secured funding from the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health to conduct a five-year study,
evaluating the not-for-profit healthcare network’s experience with implementing Group
Lifestyle Balance (GLB)™—a group-based diabetes prevention program that has gained
national attention for its success. Read more... about Sutter Health Receives $3.2 Million Grant to Evaluate Type 2 Diabetes Prevention